Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Arizona Cardinals
64 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
64
Players
8
Easy to name
Ball-knower
Best link
Chains matchup: Tough. Compared with the other 495 team pairs, based on how many of these players are easy to name.
How this plays in The Chains
Every link in a puzzle is scored by how unlikely it was that a fan would name it. Connect a Bengals player to a Cardinals player through Lawrence Hamilton and the link is rated Ball-knower (+400 bonus points). The obvious answers score little. The deep cuts are where the big points are.
Play today's puzzleEasy to name
Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.
- Common
Carson Palmer
QB · 2003–2017 · CIN 2003–2010, ARI 2013–2017
- Common
A.J. Green
WR · 2011–2022 · CIN 2011–2020, ARI 2021–2022
- Common
Boomer Esiason
QB · 1990–1997 · CIN 1990–1992, 1997, ARI 1996
- Common
Karlos Dansby
OLB · 2004–2017 · CIN 2016, ARI 2004–2009, 2013, 2017
- Common
Johnathan Joseph
CB · 2006–2020 · CIN 2006–2010, ARI 2020
- Common
Jermaine Gresham
TE · 2010–2018 · CIN 2010–2014, ARI 2015–2018
- Uncommon
Dre Kirkpatrick
CB · 2012–2021 · CIN 2012–2019, ARI 2020
- Uncommon
Garrison Hearst
RB · 1993–2004 · CIN 1996, ARI 1993–1995
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Frostee Rucker
DE · 2007–2018 · CIN 2007–2011, ARI 2013–2017
- Rare
Kevin Minter
ILB · 2013–2021 · CIN 2017, ARI 2013–2016
- Rare
Nick Vigil
LB · 2016–2024 · CIN 2016–2019, ARI 2022
- Rare
Akeem Davis-Gaither
LB · 2020–2026 · CIN 2020–2024, ARI 2025
- Rare
Jeff Blake
QB · 1992–2005 · CIN 1994–1999, ARI 2003
- Rare
Josh Bynes
LB · 2011–2022 · CIN 2020, ARI 2017–2018
- Rare
Andrew Billings
DL · 2017–2026 · CIN 2017–2019, ARI 2026
- Rare
Victor Hobson
OLB · 2003–2008 · CIN 2008, ARI 2008
- Rare
Mike Nugent
K · 2005–2020 · CIN 2010–2016, ARI 2009, 2020
- Rare
Marco Wilson
DB · 2021–2025 · CIN 2024–2025, ARI 2021–2023
- Rare
Dexter Jackson
DB · 1999–2008 · CIN 2006–2008, ARI 2003
- Rare
Pharoh Cooper
WR · 2016–2022 · CIN 2019, ARI 2018–2019, 2022
- Rare
Andre Smith
T · 2009–2021 · CIN 2009–2015, 2017–2019, ARI 2018
- Rare
Clinton McDonald
DT · 2010–2019 · CIN 2010, ARI 2019
- Rare
Jay Schroeder
QB · 1990–1994 · CIN 1993, ARI 1994
- Rare
Domata Peko Sr.
DT · 2006–2020 · CIN 2006–2016, ARI 2020
- Rare
Jonah Williams
OL · 2020–2025 · CIN 2020–2023, ARI 2024–2025
- Rare
Cody Ford
OL · 2019–2025 · CIN 2023–2025, ARI 2022
- Rare
Brandon Johnson
OLB · 2006–2012 · CIN 2008–2011, ARI 2006–2007
- Rare
Billy Price
OL · 2018–2022 · CIN 2018–2020, ARI 2022
- Rare
Erik Wilhelm
QB · 1990–1997 · CIN 1990–1991, 1993–1997, ARI 1992
- Rare
Eric Winston
T · 2006–2017 · CIN 2014–2017, ARI 2013
- Rare
Neil Rackers
SPEC · 2000–2011 · CIN 2000–2002, ARI 2003–2009
- Rare
Jeff Driskel
QB · 2016–2025 · CIN 2016, 2018, ARI 2023
- Rare
Bryan Robinson
DL · 1997–2010 · CIN 2005–2007, ARI 2008–2010
- Rare
Ifeanyi Ohalete
DB · 2001–2005 · CIN 2005, ARI 2004
- Rare
Evan Mathis
G · 2005–2016 · CIN 2008–2010, ARI 2016
- Rare
Darryl Blackstock
OLB · 2005–2011 · CIN 2008, ARI 2005–2007
- Rare
Michael Bankston
DL · 1992–2000 · CIN 1998–2000, ARI 1992–1997
- Rare
Richard Fain
DB · 1991–1992 · CIN 1991, ARI 1991
- Rare
David Braxton
LB · 1990–1994 · CIN 1994, ARI 1990–1993
- Rare
Clyde Simmons
DL · 1990–2000 · CIN 1998, ARI 1994–1995
- Rare
Xavier Williams
NT · 2015–2021 · CIN 2020, ARI 2015–2017
- Rare
Jalen Davis
DB · 2018–2026 · CIN 2020–2026, ARI 2019
- Rare
Rich Braham
OL · 1994–2005 · CIN 1994–2005, ARI 1994
- Rare
Zachary Carter
DL · 2022–2025 · CIN 2022–2024, ARI 2025
- Rare
Langston Moore
DT · 2003–2008 · CIN 2003–2004, ARI 2005–2006
- Rare
Steve Bush
TE · 1997–2005 · CIN 1997–2000, ARI 2001–2003
- Rare
Markus Bailey
LB · 2020–2024 · CIN 2020–2023, ARI 2024
- Rare
Keith Rucker
DL · 1992–1997 · CIN 1994–1995, ARI 1992–1993
- Rare
Brett Wallerstedt
LB · 1993–1997 · CIN 1994–1996, ARI 1993
- Rare
Alex Stepanovich
C · 2004–2008 · CIN 2007, ARI 2004–2006
- Rare
Derek Ware
TE · 1992–1996 · CIN 1994–1995, ARI 1992–1994
- Epic
Mike Brennan
OL · 1990–1991 · CIN 1990–1991, ARI 1991
- Epic
Angel Rubio
DL · 1998–1999 · CIN 1998, ARI 1999
- Epic
Dontay Moch
OLB · 2011–2014 · CIN 2011, ARI 2013
- Epic
Mitchell Price
DB · 1990–1993 · CIN 1990–1993, ARI 1992
- Epic
Ty Howard
DB · 1997–2000 · CIN 1999, ARI 1997–1998
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Justin Murray
OL · 2017–2023 · CIN 2017, ARI 2019–2021
- Epic
Rod Saddler
DL · 1990–1991 · CIN 1991, ARI 1990–1991
- Epic
Elston Ridgle
DL · 1990–1993 · CIN 1992, ARI 1990
- Epic
Randy Kirk
LB · 1990–1999 · CIN 1992–1993, ARI 1994–1995
- Epic
Kevin Jordan
WR · 1996 · CIN 1996, ARI 1996
- Epic
Tito Paul
DB · 1995–1999 · CIN 1997, ARI 1995–1997
- Epic
Patrick Robinson
WR · 1993–1994 · CIN 1993, ARI 1994
- Ball-knower
Lawrence Hamilton
WR · 2003–2004 · CIN 2003, ARI 2004
Teams are counted as franchises, so earlier cities and names are included (the Raiders in Oakland, the Rams in St. Louis, the Titans as the Oilers). Rarity tiers come from the same scoring The Chains uses in its daily puzzles. A small set of one-season 2002 entries that couldn't be verified is left out.
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